Sylvia Gonzalez has taken legal action against her former employers, alleging sexual harassment and wrongful termination. On February 23, 2026, Gonzalez filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas against Mitchell Service Company, LLC and Arbor E&T, LLC. She claims that these companies failed to protect her from a hostile work environment and retaliated against her for reporting sexual harassment.
According to the complaint, Sylvia Gonzalez was employed by both Mitchell Service Company (MSC) and Arbor E&T (Equus) as a job coach starting July 5, 2022. Her employment took a dark turn when Carlos Urbina was hired as an outreach coordinator on July 18, 2022, becoming her supervisor. Gonzalez alleges that Urbina began making unwelcome sexual advances from their first day working together. The complaint details instances where Urbina made inappropriate comments about Gonzalez’s appearance and referred to her as his girlfriend despite her clear disinterest.
Gonzalez reported Urbina’s behavior to management on October 11, 2022. However, instead of taking corrective action, she was subjected to a mediation meeting where she felt further humiliated by Urbina’s degrading remarks. Management allegedly dismissed her concerns by suggesting that “men are just like that” and implying that past trauma might be influencing her reactions.
On October 14, 2022, Gonzalez received a call informing her of her termination without any provided reason. Despite attempts to follow up with MSC’s Human Resources about the situation and report the harassment she faced, no resolution or further communication was offered.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) investigated Gonzalez’s claims and found reasonable cause to believe that Equus discriminated against her by terminating her employment after she opposed sex-based discrimination. The EEOC also noted MSC’s failure to assist Gonzalez in finding another position after being removed from Equus.
Gonzalez is seeking various forms of relief from the court including back pay, front pay, compensatory damages for emotional distress caused by the hostile work environment, punitive damages due to malice or reckless indifference shown by the defendants towards her federally protected rights under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Additionally, she seeks injunctive relief prohibiting further unlawful discrimination by these companies.
Representing Sylvia Gonzalez are attorneys Matthew R. Scott, Jamie J. Gilmore, and Brittney L. Thompson from Scott Gilmore Thompson PLLC based in Dallas. The case is presided over under Case ID: 3:26-cv-00585-L.
Source: 326cv00585_Sylvia_Gonzalez_v_Mitchell_Service_Complaint_Northern_District_of_Texas.pdf
